Background
Brown was born in Bastrop, Texas.
Brown was born in Bastrop, Texas.
He attended Westover Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia and played basketball his first two years of high school before moving to football his junior year. Brown graduated from Westover in 2011.
He played college football for Georgia Military College and the University of Florida. He was drafted by San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Brown enrolled in Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia in the fall of 2011.
He played for the General Medical Council Bulldogs for two years, where the Bulldogs running game average 188 yards-per-game.
After displaying his skills at the junior college level, where he was named a second team NJCAA All-American in 2012, Brown was recruited by several National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I schools, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana State University, Oklahoma, Ole Mission, Mississippi State and Texas Agricultural and Mechanical. Brown eventually chose to continue his college career at the University of Florida, signing a National Letter of Intent in December 2012 and enrolling in May 2013. Standing at 6-foot-8 and weighing 363 pounds, Brown was the Gators biggest offensive lineman since Max Starks, who played for the team in 2003 and is believed to be the biggest player to ever wear a Florida Gators uniform.
At the beginning of his first year at Florida, Brown was used mainly on field goals and "Jumbo" packages in short yardage situations. He took over the starting tackle job in the Georgia game after Tyler Moore was injured and lost for the year.
Brown moved to starting guard at the beginning of the 2014 season.
Pre-draft
San Francisco 49ers
On May 2, 2015, Brown was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 7th round with the 244th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.